Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged on October 14 to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
Not mixing fabrics and certain food practices were originally based on lived experience, like safety guidance, before getting coopted by religion. Kosher practices avoid cross contamination, and mixed fabrics could have something to do with temperature regulation in desert areas where it swings between extreme heat and cold daily. Or it could have existed to discourage lying about prodict quality by those who would sneak in poor quality materials.
When religion got ahold of these concepts they were absolutely twisted into controlling people.
You are mistaking the Catholic practice of Lent (not eating meat on Friday) with the Jewish Kosher practice of not mixing dairy with meat (possible cross contamination?).
According to wikipedia, that isn’t even a problem within the Quran itself, but rather a hadith (oral tradition) from some other fellow: “Sahih Bukhari explicitly prohibits the making of images of living beings, challenging painters to “breathe life” into their images and threatening them with punishment on the Day of Judgment.”
I really, really wish the linked article explained more. What are they playing at? This is such a confusing level of control.
It’s a radical religious thing. Images are imperfect imitations of God’s perfect work, therefore, they are blasphemy.
Okay but what about the image cast on our retinas through our eyeballs that we use to see?
Those are imperfect imitations of reality also. What’s their stance on those images…
Nonono that was all made by G. O. D.
What if you sneak around Afghanistan whispering “Don’t think of an elephant!” to people? Are they in trouble?
No no no
You’re in trouble
For making us all think impure thoughts
But apparently written religious works or talking about god’s work is perfect, or that would be banned too.
Why only images of sentient beings though? Did God not create the rest of it too?
God doesn’t want you to mix fabrics or eat certain foods on certain days. “Confusing level of control” is on brand.
It’s not about making sense though. It’s about making you do what they want so that you know who is in control.
Not mixing fabrics and certain food practices were originally based on lived experience, like safety guidance, before getting coopted by religion. Kosher practices avoid cross contamination, and mixed fabrics could have something to do with temperature regulation in desert areas where it swings between extreme heat and cold daily. Or it could have existed to discourage lying about prodict quality by those who would sneak in poor quality materials.
When religion got ahold of these concepts they were absolutely twisted into controlling people.
Sorry, not eating meat on Friday is a “lived experience food safety practice?”
You are mistaking the Catholic practice of Lent (not eating meat on Friday) with the Jewish Kosher practice of not mixing dairy with meat (possible cross contamination?).
Wut? How am I possibly mistaking anything?
According to wikipedia, that isn’t even a problem within the Quran itself, but rather a hadith (oral tradition) from some other fellow: “Sahih Bukhari explicitly prohibits the making of images of living beings, challenging painters to “breathe life” into their images and threatening them with punishment on the Day of Judgment.”
taliban’s oppression is not a rabbit hole you want to go down